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While Toronto and Vancouver are readying to host some of the biggest soccer stars in the world as part of this summer’s FIFA World Cup, Canadian athletes are preparing for an array of massive events, said the country’s secretary of state for sport. Source link

Chuck Lefley, who won two Stanley Cup titles as a centre with the Montreal Canadiens in the early 1970s, has died at 76. Source link

Julian de Guzman and Melissa Tancredi, who together earned more than 200 caps for Canada, have been named to the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2026. Source link

Paul George of the Philadelphia 76ers has been suspended 25 games for violating the terms of the NBA’s anti-drug program, the league announced Saturday. Source link

Canadian Reece Howden will head into the Winter Olympics coming off of a podium result. The Cultus Lake, B.C., native won a bronze medal at a World Cup ski cross event in Val di Fassa, Italy, on Saturday. Source link

Lindsey Vonn crashed in her final downhill race before the Winter Olympics on Friday and was airlifted from the course for medical checks, a troubling turn for the 41-year-old U.S. ski star just a week before the Milano-Cortina Games. Source link

Elena Rybakina won the Australian Open title with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 victory over top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka on Saturday that avenged her loss in the championship decider here in 2023. Source link

Saskatoon’s Maïa Schwinghammer is days away from competing at the Olympics in Milan Source link

Canada’s Kerri Einarson and Manitoba’s Kaitlyn Lawes advanced into the Page 1/2 playoff game at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts after winning their qualifying games on Friday. Einarson beat Manitoba’s Beth Peterson 8-5, while Lawes beat Nova Scotia’s Christina Black 8-6 on her final throw. Source link

Decorated skiers Mark Arendz and Natalie Wilkie lead Canada’s Para nordic ski team into the Milan Cortina Paralympic Games. Source link